Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness for people over 60 years old but can be prevented with early treatment. ⁣
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Glaucoma is a build up of pressure within the eye that causes damage to the optic nerve. It usually affects both eyes and is a common disease.⁣
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There is a small space in the front of the eye called the anterior chamber. Clear liquid flows in and out of the anterior chamber which fluid nourishes part of the eye. If a patient has glaucoma, the fluid drains out too slowly and builds up, raising the eye pressure. The optic nerve and other parts of the eye may become damaged if the pressure isn't brought down and controlled, leading to loss of vision.⁣
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The most common type of glaucoma is Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma. It happens gradually, where the eye doesn't drain fluid as well as it should. As a result, eye pressure builds and starts to damage the optic nerve. This type of glaucoma is painless and causes no vision changes at first.⁣
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There is a type that can develop during early to middle adulthood, Pigmentary Glaucoma. When pigment cells from the iris build up in the channels, this too can cause eye pressure build-up. Regular eye exams are important to find early signs of damage since these two types are unnoticeable at first.⁣
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The only one that is noticeable is Angle-Closure Glaucoma which is very painful when a person gets an "attack". This type happens when someone’s iris is very close to the drainage angle in their eye and causes a block. This is a true emergency and must be dealt with right away or be blinded.⁣
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Risk factors for glaucoma are:⁣
-Old age-East Asians⁣
-African Americans or Hispanic descent⁣
-Some illnesses and conditions like diabetes or hypothyroidism.⁣
-Eye injuries⁣
-Eye surgery.⁣
-Nearsightedness⁣
-Use of long-term corticosteroids⁣
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Treatment and Prevention:There's no known way to prevent glaucoma, so early detection is key. After the diagnosis, drugs would be administered to bring down the eye pressure or the patient will have surgery if they cannot tolerate it. Laser is most commonly used to unblock the eye channels called trabeculoplasty.

Anyone else love #Pinakbet as much as I do? Gotta have your veggies too. 🍲 I definitely wanted to include a Filipino dish from my #Ilocano side. 🇵🇭😆👍
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See this piece and more at my “Feast” opening this Saturday at @thumbprintgallery in La Jolla, CA.

Happy birthday to my mama. Reminiscing to the good old days when we used to always ask her for money to buy something from the Manapua man, the times we used to hide behind her when we was about to get lickens, waking her up in the middle of the night just to use the bathroom cause we was scared af.we love you and miss you. Please keep watching over us. .
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Hatshtags no merkup. Except for my glorious lipstick. What you know about constellations on my face? .
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On a tooootally unrelated note, I’ve noticed something that has been a constant ever since I became more aware of how words affect all my actions. People who don’t read tend to get offended quicker than those who do. Suffice to say that some peoples’ experiences don’t reflect their ability to comprehend things, but that is only the select few. People who don’t read books or literarily challenging themselves get upset when you point the fact out. .
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Those who have no desire to better themselves educationally and intellectually tend to be stuck on a mindset that everything will fall onto their laps if they do xyz, and yet do nothing to increase their knowledge of approaching said xyz action. In the same regard, those who only use people for their own entertainment or solace when things aren’t going their way go down the same path. They depend on others for a comfort of xyz but have no desire to better themselves to not need xyz comfort dependence. .
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They both lack consistency. So if you notice yourself doing these things then be mindful and do your best to veer away from such a mindset. I’m a work in progress. Not perfect either, fam. .
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I’m just over here babbling and looking cute ✌🏽
Even if my butt isn’t fat and my waist isn’t thin, my brain is fat af and my lifeline to the universe is fine like thread. Find me someone who can get with it, and I’ll be impressed. .
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